DISMEMBER


Meaning of DISMEMBER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsmembə(r) ]

( dismembers, dismembering, dismembered)

1.

To dismember the body of a dead person or animal means to cut or pull it into pieces.

He then dismembered her, hiding parts of her body in the cellar...

VERB : V n

2.

To dismember a country or organization means to break it up into smaller parts.

...Hitler’s plans to occupy and dismember Czechoslovakia...

VERB : V n

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